St. Etienne* - Casino Classics

scoundrel, Aug 31, 2005

Saint Etienne has always been receptive to electronic music, and their openness has served them quite well. CASINO CLASSICS, a collection of remixes, shows how forward-thinking they’ve been since the beginning of their career. While several mixes (Secret Knowledge, David Holmes, Underworld) are aimed squarely for the progressive house dancefloor —- an indication more of when this album came out than of individual taste —- there are plenty of surprises. Though the first disc features mostly previously released mixes, there are still plenty of treasures. Dub fans can go to the Aloof’s mix of “Speedwell” or Andrew Weatherall’s epic mix of “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” The Aphex Twin is also represented in all his clanging abstract glory with his landmark remix of “Who Do You Think You Are.” The second disc features mostly new mixes, and there are some doozies. The dancefloor breaks of Way Out West’s take on “Angel” shows them at their peak, while dirty funk erupts from Monkey Mafia’s “Filthy” and Death in Vegas’ “People Get Real.” But the real gems are PFM’s gorgeous and atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass on “The Sea” and Broadcast’s angular version of “Angel”--classics that hit the jackpot every time.

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1-1		Like A Motorway (Chekhov Warp Dub) (9:11)
		Engineer - Steve Dub Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Chemical Brothers, The
1-2		Join Our Club (Chemically Friendly Zoom Mix) (6:42)
		Engineer - Andy Montgomery Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Billy Nasty And The Council Complaints Dept.*
1-3		Pale Movie (Secret Knowledge Trouser Assassin Mix) (10:12)
		Programmed By, Engineer, Keyboards - Ben Rechnagel* Remix - Secret Knowledge Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Kris Needs
1-4		Speedwell (Flying Mix) (6:08)
		Engineer - Mark Lawrence Remix - Aloof, The Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Dean Thatcher , Jagz Kooner
1-5		Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves) (8:48)
		Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Andrew Weatherall Vocals - Moira Lambert Written-By - N. Young*
1-6		Who Do You Think You Are? (Quex-rd) (8:04)
		Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Aphex Twin Written-By - Scott* , Dyer*
1-7		Avenue (Variety Club Mix) (6:20)
		Engineer - Baz Barrett Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Gordon King , "Natural" Pete Smith, The* Written-By - Catt*
1-8		Hug My Soul (Kodacolour House Mix) (8:41)
		Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Sure Is Pure Written-By - Batson* , Male*
1-9		Like A Motorway (The David Holmes Mix) (12:59)
		Engineer [For Sabres Of Paradise Productions] - Gary Burns , Jags Kooner* Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - David Holmes
2-1		Angel (Way Out West Radio Edit) (6:35)
		Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Way Out West
2-2		Filthy (Monkey Mafia Vocal Mix) (5:54)
		Remix - Monkey Mafia Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Jon Carter Vocals - Q-Tee Written-By - Mais*
2-3		People Get Real (Death In Vegas) (7:20)
		Engineer - Tim Holmes Remix - Death In Vegas Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Richard Fearless
2-4		Nothing Can Stop Us (Lionrock Mix) (5:46)
		Engineer - Roger Lyons Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Lionrock
2-5		Sometimes In Winter (Psychonauts) (4:17)
		Engineer - Funkii , Steve Patton Other [Thanks To] - Renegade Boys, The Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Psychonauts, The*
2-6		The Sea (PFM Mix) (9:35)
		Remix - PFM Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Mike Bolton
2-7		Burnt Out Car (Balearico Mix) (4:18)
		Remix - Balearico Remix [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Brian Higgins , Mat Gray*
2-8		He's On The Phone (Naked Bungee Dub) (6:01)
		Engineer - Ben Keen Programmed By - PTP (2) Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Primax Written-By - Daho*
2-9		Cool Kids Of Death (Underworld Mix) (14:30)
		Mixed By - Underworld Mixed By [Credited To], Producer [Additional Production] - Rick Smith
2-10		Angel (Broadcast) (4:17)
		Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Broadcast

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